
Taxonomic Information
Gampola Moore, 1878 species known from India (Singh et al 2021).
Gampola fasciata Moore, 1878. India: Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
Gampola sinica Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012. India: Assam.
Gampola taleaensis Joshi & N. Singh, 2016. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Gampola taleaensis Joshi & N. Singh, 2016
As per Gampola talaensis OD: forewings, in males, short and broad, a costal fold and a costal fringe of scales present, inner margin distorted and fringed with long scales towards outer angle.
The original description of talaensis mentions that it is distinct from fasciata & sinica in having less prominent FW costal scales. Further it is stated that talaensis has the costal fold upto middle of costa - this is evident in the specimen image, stops short of the costal apical arch. The original description of sinica mentions that the costal fold is longer than half the costal length as in my observation. Further it is stated that the FW is brown with a strong diffuse darkening in the centre of the postdiscal part (seen in this observation), - this is not mentioned in talaensis, though there is some darkening seen in the specimen image.This coupled with the proximity of JD's record, not far from the OD in Jatinga, S. Assam is the reason why this is provisionally place as Gampola sinica.
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- Gampola sinica Dubatolov, V.V., Kishida, Y. and Wang, M., 2012. New records of lichen-moth from the Nanling Mts., Guangdong, South China, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Tinea, 22(1), pp.25-52.pg 35 & Fig 22
- Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1. Nature Books of India, New Delhi, 205 pp.pg 141
- Joshi, Kirti & Singh, 2016. A new species of genus Gampola Moore (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) from India Tinea 23 (4): 220-223.
- Cerny, K. & A. Pinratana. 2009. Moths of Thailand, Vol. 6, Arctiidae. 283 pp.Pl. 31/310a and b. Listed incorrectly as Gampola fasciata but should be Gampola sinica as per Dubatolov et al 2012.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/475157-Gampola-sinica
Note: Provisionally identified as Gampola sinica; as separation from Gampola talaensis from images is difficult with certainty. Seen notes in Identification section.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Gampola sinica Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.82. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Gampola-sinica, accessed 2025/02/15.